27 February 2010
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Questacon—The National Science and Technology Centre, was last night awarded the Tourist Attraction Award at the Australian Tourism Awards in Tasmania.
“This award is a great credit to the entire team at Questacon, and in particular the work of our exhibition design and development team who create innovative and exciting interactive exhibitions to engage and inspire our visitors,” said Questacon Director Professor Graham Durant.
The annual Australian Tourism Awards showcase the best of the nation’s tourism operators and promote, encourage and reward tourism excellence. The win highlights Questacon’s role as a significant national tourist attraction.
“To be recognised for our contribution to Australia’s tourism industry is a great honour,” Professor Durant said.
“Questacon makes a significant economic impact as part of the overall Canberra tourism product and a longer term contribution to the national innovation system by inspiring and motivating young Australians through our various interactive exhibitions, programs and science theatre”.
Questacon has previously won the Award in this category in 2002-3, 2005 and 2007.
In the last financial year more than 419 000 people visited Questacon in Canberra, over 113 000 school children experienced a Questacon outreach program in regional and remote Australia and 475 688 people experienced a Questacon travelling exhibition at 15 locations across Australia and overseas.
Questacon opened in 1988 as a joint Australia-Japan Bicentennial Project, since then over 7.5 million people have visited Questacon in Canberra.